1 The body produces too much cortisol hormone by itself (known as âendogenousâ Cushingâs syndrome).  A person takes large amounts of steroid medication to treat conditions such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis or eczema. This is known as âexogenousâ Cushingâs syndrome.
Deficiency. A shortage or insufficiency. The amount by which federal Income Tax due exceeds the amount reported by the taxpayer on his or her return; also, the amount owed by a taxpayer who has not filed a return.
Spoon-shaped fingernails may mean you are iron deficient. Iron deficiency is a common problem, especially for women, so common, in fact, that 5% of women between the ages of 20 and 49 have iron deficiency with anemia and 11% have iron deficiency without anemia.poon-shaped fingernails may mean you are iron deficient. Iron deficiency is a common problem, especially for women, so common, in fact, that 5% of women between the ages of 20 and 49 have iron deficiency with anemia and 11% have iron deficiency without anemia.